Autograph copy of L’Âme des bêtes, c.1760
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CMV36387
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Autograph copy of L’Âme des bêtes, c.1760
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Voltaire Foundation, Oxford
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Brief Summary:
Autograph copy of L’Âme des bêtes, c.1760.
Detailed Summary:
Points 5 and 6 of the argument are preserved, suggesting that there would have been at least two preceding pages. As the text does not finish at the end of the page, it appears that it represents a completed state.
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2
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A second hand suggests that the MS is in the hand of Voltaire, with a note at the top of the MS reading: ‘Ecriture de Voltaire’.
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c.1760
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OCV Reference:
vol.84, p.9-15
OCV Manuscript Reference:
vol.84, p.12